James Gerber

Background

About James Gerber

James Gerber is a mission driven executive with C-Suite, financial regulatory, advisory and growth phase experience delivered across multiple industries and with international scope. He works at strategic and tactical levels – as a business partner for the CEO, the senior management team and the Board of Directors. He has raised over $350 million in new capital, completed 15 M&A transactions, delivered on fast and successful exit transactions and is a recognized thought leader in finance, insurance and cybersecurity. He has built and matured exceptional teams and brought innovation, integrity and energy to overcoming the largest enterprise challenges. James was most recently the CFO of SimSpace, a global cybersecurity provider of classified and unclassified training platforms for national cyber defenders and major global corporations seeking high levels of cyber readiness and protection, enabling teams and industries, and allowing them to evaluate and hone the combined application of their technologies, people and processes for cyber success. STRATEGIC CFO: ALL STAGES OF GROWTH | PUBLIC | PRIVATE | PRIVATE EQUITY • Experience leading the strategic planning process for six companies, covering the public and private sectors • Highly influential in strategic execution, including driving M&A activity • Executive and Audit Committees / Aerospace Engineer CAPITAL RAISES • Three successful private equity turns as CFO at Lakeland Holdings, LLC • Led Series A through C rounds at both IronNet and SimSpace, taking one public • Drove high valuations raising $146 million with less than 20% dilution ACCELERATES P&L: ALL STAGES OF GROWTH • Quadrupled earnings at Lakeland Holdings, and led global growth through an unprecedented 9 year period • Led 25% growth CAGR for Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to over $50b in AUM • Doubled Trinity Industry revenues CYBERSECURITY • CFO for SimSpace, a global cybersecurity provider of classified and unclassified training platforms for national cyber defenders and major global corporations focusing on high levels of cyber readiness • CFO for IronNet Cybersecurity, negotiating the first threat sharing agreements in the electric utility industry • CISSP Cybersecurity accredited BOARD DIRECTOR • Active member NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors) • Board experience with the Washington National Cathedral and Tudor Place Foundations, Princeton University, and the Center for Information Technology Policy • International Board experience • Available for select Board engagements